Jordan and Evermann. — Fishes of North America. 2213 



file anteriorly abruptly decurved, 

 cheek somewhat swollen. Length of 

 head 3J in body. Snout about equal 

 eye, 3f in head. Mouth horizontal, 

 maxillary reaching to below pupil (in 

 male); lower jaw included. Teeth in 

 each jaw in a band, the outer row of 

 the upper jaw large, recurved. Scales 

 large, ctenoid, somewhat reduced an- 

 teriorly. Nape, breast, and belly na- 

 ked. Dorsal spines about f of head. 

 Caudal pointed, 2| to 3J in body. Color 

 olivaceous, with numerous dark re- 

 ticulations on the back; 5 black 

 spots along the sides, the last forming 

 a spot on base of caudal, sometimes 

 with V-shaped dark bars extending 

 frmn them to dorsal; breast and 

 sides of belly with numerous dark 

 specks in male; a dark line between 

 eyes; a dark line from eye to middle 

 of premaxillary, some dark spots be- 

 low eye, sometimes forming bars 

 Bometimes a stripe; a large oblique 

 spot above pectorals, continued on 

 opercle ; a black spot at base of pecto- 

 ral; dorsals and caudal barred, anal 

 uniform dusky, ventrals and pectorals 

 black in male, white in female. D. 

 VI-11 ; A. 10 to 12. Scales 25 to 30. 



BOLEOSOMA, 2544. 



mm. Profile moderately decurved ; eye longer 

 than snout, 3 J in head. Coloryellow- 

 ish, oblong dark blotches on middle 

 of sides ; dorsal and caudal barred. 

 Head 4 ; depth 6. D. ¥1-12 ; A. 10. 

 FASCIATUS, 2545. 

 II. Highest rays of second dorsal as long as head, 

 the last reaching base of caudal. Body 

 elongate, the back not arclied ; depth 6 in 

 length ; head 4, not compressed, the cheeks 

 tumid. Profile abruptly decurved, the 

 snout 3§ in head. Mouth large, nearly 

 horizontal, the maxillary reaching poste- 

 rior edge of eye in males, middle of eye in 

 females. Teeth in narrow bands in each 

 jaw, the outer somewhat enlarged, the 

 outer in some (males?) much enlarged 

 above and recurved, the enlarged teeth 

 fixed, the others movable. Scales large, 

 ctenoid, reduced anteriorly; belly naked. 

 Dorsal spines little filamentous, the long- 

 est about equal to head; caudal 2^ to 3 in 

 body. Males dark olive, with 4 oblong 

 dark blotches along middle of side-s ; a dark 

 caudal spot; a black blotch larger than eye 

 on each side of shoulder; dorsal spotted; 



